You can query a remote CUPS server to see if it is running: lpstat -h remote.cups.server -r You can query a remote CUPS server for a list of its printers: lpstat -h remote.cups.server -p You can query a remote CUPS server for its current jobs: lpstat -h remote.cups.server -o You can query a remote CUPS server for its completed jobs: lpstat -h remote.cups.server -W completed -o You can query a remote CUPS server for the totality of its info: lpstat -h remote.cups.server -t http://192.168.0.10:631/help/